I am so sorry that I have not been as consistent with my blog as I have hit travel blog. Travel schedule here is filled speakers but also during down time there is SO much to explore.
We left Istanbul the other day after a final night doing Karaoke! (one of the best nights for sure). We have currently been spending two days in Ankara the capital. Today we talked with two officials in the Turkish foreign ministry which was SO insightful in Turkey's piece to Middle Eastern peace puzzle. We also visited Ataturk's tomb (look him up if you don't know why he's a big deal over here :]). Luckily I have been finding rest because there isn't much to do here in Ankara, so we have been watching movies and I learned how to play the card game Rook (so fun.)
Tomorrow we head to Syria, and the day after that we actually make it to Damascus (we fly to border then drive for a while and stay in Hamas, then actually head to Damascus).
I cannot believe that this is my life right now. The day the bombing happened, as I was biking around the entire perimeter of an island in the Asian side of Turkey, I thought to myself "How is this my life right now??"
To a friend I wrote about how I am going to Syria for about a week (a place I never dreamed of going to) and then to Israel/Palestine (the place I dreamed of going to) and that fact that I never even knew about Turkey and have loved it.
It's crazy that I have become more interested in politics, in the world, in religion. Things that once overwhelmed me are becoming more and more interesting.
I am so amazingly thankful for these opportunities of a lifetime.
Miss and love you all.
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